Nokia N97 mini support


Answers to important questions about   Nokia N97 mini

  • Why does my Nokia N97, N97 mini or C6-00 device have a data connection continuously active?

A data connection is automatically established when the online mode has been selected in the home screen settings. The home screen widgets can then automatically fetch the latest information from internet and show it on the home screen.

The automatic data connection can be disabled by selecting the offline mode in the home screen settings:

  • Select  Options > Content to offline mode

Note that the data connection may be opened automatically also by some other applications, for example by the email clients. The home screen setting doesn't affect the connections opened by these applications.

To disable the automatic email updates, go to email settings and change the synchronisation frequency (e.g. by selecting Sync frequency > Update interval > Manual).

 


Top
  • How do I restore factory settings on my Nokia device?

Select Menu > Settings > Phone > Phone mgmt. > Factory settings.

You can reset some of the settings to their original values. To do this, you need the lock code, which is 12345 by default unless you have changed it before.

After resetting, the device may take a longer time to power on. Documents and files are unaffected.


Top
  • How do I reset some of the settings to their original values?

To reset some of the settings to their original values, select (depending on your device):

  • Menu > Tools > Settings > General > Factory settings
  • Menu > Settings > Phone > Phone mgmt. > Factory settings

To do this, you need the lock code. The default lock code is 12345. After resetting, the device may take a longer time to power on. Documents and files are unaffected.

Note: If your Nokia device support encryption of the device memory or the memory card, make sure you decrypt them before you restore the factory setting or your data may be lost.


Top
  • How do I make a conference call on my Nokia device?

Conference call is a network service, make sure that the conference call is supported by your network operator or service provider before following the steps below.

To make a conference call on your device:

  1. Make a call to the first participant.
  2. To make a call to another participant, select Options > New call. The first call is automatically put on hold.
  3. When the new call is answered, to join the first participant in the conference call, select Options > Conference.
  4. To add a new person to the call, repeat step 2, and select Options > Conference > Add to conference.
  5. To have a private conversation with one of the participants, select Options > Conference > Private (or in some devices select the Participants option shown on the screen). Select a participant and Private. The conference call is put on hold on your device. The other participants can still continue the conference call.
  6. After you finish the private conversation, select Options > Add to conference to return to the conference call (or in some devices select the Conference call option shown on the screen).
  7. To drop a participant, select Options > Conference > Drop participant, scroll to the participant, and select Drop (or in some devices select Participants option on the screen, scroll to the participant and select Drop participant) .
  8. To end the active conference call, press the end key.

Note: to mute the microphone of your device during the conference call, in the active call mode, select Options > Mute.


Top
  • Why does SMS message get converted to MMS message?

SMS message may get converted to MMS message in the following situations:

1) When sending a long SMS message

In some devices the message type gets converted from SMS text message to MMS multimedia message if the message length exceeds the device-specific setting which is typically 5 - 10 SMS submessages (around 760-1520 characters). If the message is longer, it is converted to MMS to avoid potential issues in handling long text messages in the recipient device. The cost of a SMS message consisting of several concatenated submessages may also be higher than the cost of a single MMS message.

The conversion from SMS text message to MMS multimedia message occurs when the automatic message type is selected in the message options. This is the default mode where the device tries to automatically select the best mode for the message.

The conversion from SMS to MMS can be avoided by selecting Options > Sending options > Message type > Text when in the Text message window writing the message. The message is then always sent as SMS text message and no conversion to MMS occurs.

The maximum number of concatenated SMS submessages can be up to 10 (around 1520 characters). In multimedia mode the message length can be longer.

2) No phone number defined in user contact information

If sending SMS to one or more recipients and one of the potential recipients has only email address and no phone number, the SMS will be converted to MMS. This is independent of the number of the potential recipients.

In order to avoid the conversion to MMS, remove from the recipient list the contacts which don't have a phone number defined.


Top
  • How can I end the data connection when the device starts a data connection again and again?

If the packet data indicator on the device display becomes active even though there is no application connecting to internet, the device may be trying to retrieve a multimedia message from the multimedia message centre. To stop the device from making a data connection, select Menu > Messaging > Options > Settings > Multimedia message > Multimedia retrieval. Select Manual to have the multimedia messaging centre save messages to be retrieved later, or Off to ignore all incoming multimedia messages. If you select Manual, you receive a notification when you have a new message in the multimedia message centre. If you select Off, the device does not make any network connections related to multimedia messaging.

If the packet data indicator is constantly active, check if the packet data connection is configured to be constantly on. To set the device to activate a packet data connection only if you start an application or action that needs it,select Menu > Settings > Connectivity > Admin.settings > Packet data > Packet data connection > When needed. If you select When available and you are in a network that supports packet data, the device registers to the packet data network always when the network is available. Starting an active packet data connection (for example, to send and receive e-mail) is then quicker than if the device establishes a packet data connection when needed.

If the above settings don't help, switch the device off and then on again.

Note that there can also be an application in your device that automatically connects to internet, e.g. the home screen widgets or email client. If you don't want the connection to be automatically established, change the connection settings in the applications (e.g. disable automatic synchronisation in email client and select Options > Widgets to offline mode in home screen).


Top
  • Will my Nokia device become locked permanently if I enter the wrong lock code too many times?

No. The amount of consecutive incorrect lock codes is not limited and you cannot lock your Nokia device permanently by entering wrong lock codes. However, if you enter the wrong lock code for 5 consecutive times, the device is locked for 5 minutes during which time it doesn't accept any codes, not even the correct one.

Note that some applications may add security measures of their own if an incorrect lock code is given too many times. For example with Mail for Exchange the administrator can define that all the data in the device is deleted when a maximum number of lock code retries is reached. The device may show in this situation the following warning message:

Incorrect lock code. One attempt left before data is deleted.

If a wrong lock code is still given after the above warning, the device is reset and all the user data is wiped out.


Top
  • I can not remove or uninstall an application in my Symbian phone, what can I do?

Make sure you do it in the right place.

  1. Select Menu > Apps. (or Applications) > App.mgr. > Installed apps. (or Menu > Settings > Application mgr. > Installed apps).
  2. Select the application you want to remove.
  3. Select Options > Uninstall (or Remove). 
  4. Confirm the uninstallation.
  5. If the problem persists with the third party application, contact the application provider; or you may try to reinstall the application and remove it again, if it does not help, reset the device or update the phone sw. 

Note: If you remove an application, you can only reinstall it if you have the original application or a full backup of the removed application. If you remove an application, you may no longer be able to open documents created with that application. If another application depends on the application that you removed, the other application may stop working.

Note also that you may not be able to uninstall applications that came pre-installed in your phone.


Top
  • How do I calibrate the screen?

The screen is calibrated at the factory. If it is necessary to re-calibrate the screen, select  Menu > Settings > Phone > Touch input > Touch screen calibration. Follow the instructions on the screen.


Top
  • How is wireless local area network (WLAN) used with my Nokia device?

Your device supports wireless local area network (WLAN). With WLAN, you can connect your device to the internet and compatible devices that have WLAN.

To use WLAN, it must be available in the location, and your device must be connected to the WLAN. Some WLANs are protected, and you need an access key from your service provider to connect to them.

Features that use WLAN, or that are allowed to run in the background while using other features, increase the demand on battery power and reduce the battery life.

Your device supports the following WLAN features:

  • IEEE 802.11b/g standard
  • Operation at 2.4 GHz
  • Wired equivalent privacy (WEP) with keys up to 128 bits, Wi-Fi protected access (WPA), and 802.1x encryption methods. These functions can be used only if they are supported by the network.

To use WLAN, you must create an internet access point (IAP) for WLAN. Use the access point for applications that need to connect to the internet.

Important: Always enable one of the available encryption methods to increase the security of your wireless LAN connection. Using encryption reduces the risk of unauthorised access to your data.

A WLAN connection is established when you create an application connection using a WLAN internet access point. The active WLAN connection ends when you end the application.

You can use WLAN during a voice call or when packet data is active. You can only be connected to one WLAN access point device at a time but several applications can use the same internet access point.

When the device is in the offline profile, you can still use WLAN (if available) but there may be some limitations with connectivity. It is therefore recommended that online profile is used (requires SIM card in the device)  Remember to comply with any applicable safety requirements when establishing and using a WLAN connection.

Tip: To check the unique media access control (MAC) address that identifies your device, enter *#62209526# on the home screen (standby mode).


Top